The Los Angeles man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant for an armed robbery that claimed the life of celebrated rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Freddie Trone, 42, appeared in a courtroom in Compton, California, to receive his punishment …
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A critical and highly disputed six-minute timespan is at the heart of the PnB Rock murder trial that finished closing arguments Tuesday and is now in the hands of a jury in Compton, California. Prosecutors say the six minutes between 1:14 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2022, was …
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The man charged with sending his armed 17-year-old son into a Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles restaurant to rob celebrated rapper PnB Rock was found guilty of felony murder, two counts of robbery and one count of conspiracy at a trial in Compton, Calif., on Wednesday. The jury took less than …
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PnB Rock’s mother averted her eyes and wiped tears Monday as a prosecutor displayed an autopsy photo of her son during closing arguments in the trial of two men charged in connection with the rapper’s 2022 murder. “I wasn’t prepared for those pictures. It’s very devastating. I never wanted to …
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PnB Rock’s fiancée Stephanie Sibounheuang wiped tears Tuesday as she gave jurors her firsthand account of how the hip-hop star pushed her out of the way to save her life when a shooter wearing a ski mask opened fire on the couple inside a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles nearly two …
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The California teen charged with shooting and killing hip-hop star PnB Rock nearly two years ago appeared in a Los Angeles County courtroom Friday as the temporary judge overseeing his juvenile case agreed he was not yet competent to stand trial. Wearing a bright orange detention center uniform, the teen, …
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Nearly two years after hip-hop star PnB Rock was gunned down inside a Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles in South Los Angeles, prosecutors showed an autopsy photo on a courtroom TV Tuesday as the two men facing charges related to his murder began their trial. A jury of eight men and …
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The California dad charged with helping his teen son plot what turned into the deadly armed robbery of rapper PnB Rock failed to get his murder charges dropped Friday with arguments including one that suggested the son may have fired out of “fear.” At a morning hearing in Compton, Calif., …
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When celebrated Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was gunned down inside a Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in South Los Angeles last year, speculation about the shooter — and his getaway driver — exploded online. Now, in legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone, new details have emerged in the slaying …
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Investigators believe a man who fist-bumped PnB Rock as he entered a Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles last year was the one who tipped off killers to the “Middle Child” rapper’s location – and possibly supplied the gun used in his murder, sources and court documents allege. Tremont Navon Jones, 45, …
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